Redman

Many rappers like to play up the “self-made-man” personae by juxtaposing the hardships they were born into next to the glamour they can presently afford. On the other hand, don’t expect to find New Jersey’s Redman sipping colorful drinks in any sort of swank Manhattan lounge. The smoky haze of Redman’s rhyme-delivery and his grimy charms have given new meaning to the Hip Hop mantra “keep it real.”